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philosophical as well as practical questions of the day in a way that has changed the conversation in washington. it's also always an honor for me to be here in this, in the house that ed built, ed fulner, one of the great figures of modern conservatism, and he really built this place. he did build it. from nothing. and into the great empire that it is today, and i also would send greetings to the other ed, ed meiss, one of the most effective attorneys general of the united states, and many, many years, and who courageously launched, really, the whole movement for originalism in constitutional law. well, i'm here to say something about the argument of the book which is, as you can have heard is "i am the change," and the title is meant to bring out president obama's lou the 14th side. he said, "i am the state," and mr. obama came close to saying in a press conference to saying "i am the change." the title was a suggestion of my editor and publisher. i had entertained another possibility, which was suggested to me by my friend, bill, namely, barack obama, what the hell were we thinking? [laughter
philosophical as well as practical questions of the day in a way that has changed the conversation in washington. it's also always an honor for me to be here in this, in the house that ed built, ed fulner, one of the great figures of modern conservatism, and he really built this place. he did build it. from nothing. and into the great empire that it is today, and i also would send greetings to the other ed, ed meiss, one of the most effective attorneys general of the united states, and many,...
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>> it's interesting that it's thought that washington set the two-term limit. simply, it was a constitutional amendment. but the fact is that grant wanted a third term, and he didn't have his own party opposing him because they didn't feel he had been a good president. but he would have been a third-term president. and the teddy, theodore roosevelt if he had not said that he was not going to run again, he would have had a third term, there's no question because of his popularity. so i think your question is -- roosevelt then became the powerful, hugely admired president because of his third term. but he needed world war ii and the success he had there to make that third term valuable. i've been asked whether or not we should only have one six terms. i think the idea of allowing the american people to choose or not choose the re-election of a president one time is enough because you do have the potential for what we see in places like with chavez and so forth. so i would say that our system from that standpoint is correct, but we -- i think we don't want third t
>> it's interesting that it's thought that washington set the two-term limit. simply, it was a constitutional amendment. but the fact is that grant wanted a third term, and he didn't have his own party opposing him because they didn't feel he had been a good president. but he would have been a third-term president. and the teddy, theodore roosevelt if he had not said that he was not going to run again, he would have had a third term, there's no question because of his popularity. so i...
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regan, clinton and washington figured out how to win against the odds. of course to achieve the accommodation in congress he would need a lyndon johnson, tip o'neill or new gingrich to lead the congress majority that would follow. so what specifically what i recommend that he would do to avoid the challenges of the second term? he should appoint an intermediary with the skills of simpson-bowles to work with the congress on a legislative proposal. he should recommend a creative revision of the tax law and serious debt reduction program and encourage the congress to enact an annual budget which hasn't occurred in the past three years. he might come up with a proposal for the inventor of public-private partnerships to improve infrastructure including the electric grid it and continue to encourage energy independence. the resolution of the supplies should be sought but all of this will occur only if the be elected barack obama can find the unique temperament required to work with his administration to move to the center and to discover ways to reach meaningf
regan, clinton and washington figured out how to win against the odds. of course to achieve the accommodation in congress he would need a lyndon johnson, tip o'neill or new gingrich to lead the congress majority that would follow. so what specifically what i recommend that he would do to avoid the challenges of the second term? he should appoint an intermediary with the skills of simpson-bowles to work with the congress on a legislative proposal. he should recommend a creative revision of the...
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now you saw that on the front page of "the washington post." no. i report for the number one english-language newspaper, the guardian, greatest last story about romney billionaires covered the entire front page of the newspaper and by last story about mr. romney and his billionaires was at the top of the nightly news for bbc television where i'm an investigative reporter. now i know that in case you don't know what investigative reporting is, it's not done here because it's a violation of the patriot act three which is why you haven't seen me on any of the local, the peacock or the foxhole or the eyewall, or even "msnbc" but some of you got that. mr. romney and his money. that is all right as governor romney himself would say. in america we like to celebrate success, and his success is nothing compared to his partners. three billionaires who operate hedge funds, partnered with romney on a takedown of the treasury in the auto bailout. three guys earned $4.2 billion from the u.s. treasury. you remember that from the debate, right? no one asks, no one
now you saw that on the front page of "the washington post." no. i report for the number one english-language newspaper, the guardian, greatest last story about romney billionaires covered the entire front page of the newspaper and by last story about mr. romney and his billionaires was at the top of the nightly news for bbc television where i'm an investigative reporter. now i know that in case you don't know what investigative reporting is, it's not done here because it's a...
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>> the tea party goes to washington and. with the tea party movement probably the biggest happen in 40 years. hundreds of thousands of people were showing up and it transformed the way we think that people began to question the law that was passed as obamacare
>> the tea party goes to washington and. with the tea party movement probably the biggest happen in 40 years. hundreds of thousands of people were showing up and it transformed the way we think that people began to question the law that was passed as obamacare
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i recently did a radio interview in washington, d.c. and a woman called in and she said that her husband had gone in for treatment for kidney stones. he had two of them and they got a bill for $62,000 for each one. this is the reality of how much health care is costing and this is why we have health insurance creams that keep spiking. in 2011 a drug company gained exclusive rights on the upper jester and shot to prevent premature births. you used to be about to buy it for $10 an injection. when they gain the exclusive right the increase the price to $1,500 per injection for a total cost of $30,000 per pregnancy. it's unsustainable. and this happens in the united states because there's nothing to stop it. there's nothing to stop the price increases. in this case the american college of obstetrics and gynecology pushback. the issue a statement that said the u.s. of consent system cannot afford the cost at its current price without significant negative repercussions. in this case the company backed down. this is the exception rather than t
i recently did a radio interview in washington, d.c. and a woman called in and she said that her husband had gone in for treatment for kidney stones. he had two of them and they got a bill for $62,000 for each one. this is the reality of how much health care is costing and this is why we have health insurance creams that keep spiking. in 2011 a drug company gained exclusive rights on the upper jester and shot to prevent premature births. you used to be about to buy it for $10 an injection. when...
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visit booktv.org for more information in an interview taped outside of washington, d.c., wayne karlin talking about his book wandering souls which is an account of the u.s. soldier return to vietnam to return a notbook he took from a soldier he killed during the north vietnam war. >>> joining us now on booktv is author and professor wayne karlin who most recent book is "wandering soul." professor karlin who was homer? >> he is a friend of mine who retired living in north carolina. he was a officer platoon leader in the vietnam war. and he had contacted me a number of years ago because i had some contacts in vietnam vietnamese i had been working with, he had taken a documents and a book from the body of an vietnamese soldier he killed during the war. and wanted to see if he could find a family and return those documents to this them. >> why. he had gone through decades of ptsd, not only because he killed that man, he had a rough war, he killed many people he had seen many of his own men killed, went through a lot of the pat earns that people tend to go through with post-traumatic stres
visit booktv.org for more information in an interview taped outside of washington, d.c., wayne karlin talking about his book wandering souls which is an account of the u.s. soldier return to vietnam to return a notbook he took from a soldier he killed during the north vietnam war. >>> joining us now on booktv is author and professor wayne karlin who most recent book is "wandering soul." professor karlin who was homer? >> he is a friend of mine who retired living in...
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so washington, said this kid who lives in washington. i woman i can only assume is grunwalds wife. i can only assume you're single, dude. he says, if christina really is his stimulus, does that mean she kept him from collapsing into an unprecedented depression? if we accept the definition of stimulus as something that rouses or incites to activity, the note comes across as a strangely explicit display of wonky ribaldry. come visit us in south beach, kid. we'll show you something. my stimulus is here tonight -- wait, where -- there she is, and christina did prevent me from collapsing into a depression. anybody who has ever written a book can empathize with. she most definitely rouses to activity. and it's like, change that diaper. and, yeah, obama's stimulus did, too. the $800 billion american recovery and reinvestment racked, signed less than a among after he took office. may become a national joke but really did prevent america from a great depression and it launched over 100,000 projects to upgrade roads, bridges, subways, sewer plants, military bases, fish hatcheries, i can go o
so washington, said this kid who lives in washington. i woman i can only assume is grunwalds wife. i can only assume you're single, dude. he says, if christina really is his stimulus, does that mean she kept him from collapsing into an unprecedented depression? if we accept the definition of stimulus as something that rouses or incites to activity, the note comes across as a strangely explicit display of wonky ribaldry. come visit us in south beach, kid. we'll show you something. my stimulus is...
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washington state university. wrote to a play with his stated goal of defending ever but a. [laughter] he put it everywhere. like do not come. and it was the absolute goal. that those that were angry with the musical comedy for them to stand up to yell i am offended because that is the point* of the play. [laughter] but it got much worse. it turned into deference which it did predictable. and the university president defended it then next day to say this is a responsible exercise of free speech. it is a great point*. >> do you see any room for fired two expand into canada? >> you look familiar. >> but i think good depth of a nonprofit is to spread itself too thin. like people if we want to work and let us know noted that and the freedom of conscience issues but canada desperately needs a fire. >> absolutely if anybody wants to start a fire i would get behind them. >> thank you. >> hello. i go to the most expensive colleges and the country. >> not great with free-speech coats. >> specifically wind health concern cited as a reason for censorship people bring affect free-speech
washington state university. wrote to a play with his stated goal of defending ever but a. [laughter] he put it everywhere. like do not come. and it was the absolute goal. that those that were angry with the musical comedy for them to stand up to yell i am offended because that is the point* of the play. [laughter] but it got much worse. it turned into deference which it did predictable. and the university president defended it then next day to say this is a responsible exercise of free speech....
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so we think about washington d.c., the national monument, the white house. the potomac river. >> well, people think about washington d.c., they think about the white house, the national monument, and the potomac river. >> that's kind of one of the things i was trying to push toward, especially for people who live in the washington area. the potomac is simply seen as an obstac
so we think about washington d.c., the national monument, the white house. the potomac river. >> well, people think about washington d.c., they think about the white house, the national monument, and the potomac river. >> that's kind of one of the things i was trying to push toward, especially for people who live in the washington area. the potomac is simply seen as an obstac
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the official resistance until a call to washington gave the queen clearance. the pattern of her stay in the bluegrass for his country held for all of her subsequent holidays visits to farms to seek prospective the stallions, and outings to local racetracks. lunches and dinners with friends from the world. whenever senior advisers told me that he saw an atmosphere of informality and gave the that i never saw in england. no one was calling her man or your majesty. she was laughing and joking and having fun. in 1984 she also stayed for a weekend in wyoming and arrange on the slopes of the big horn mountains. her hosts were her longtime racing manager and his wife, jeanne, another american friend in the queens inner circle. when they first met in london in 1955 gina was struck by what she described as the queen's steadiness. she is difficult to know, gene told me, but it is worth the wait. you sort of become friends. it takes a long time to know where. in wyoming the queen was able to relax completely, taking 5--mile walks on the 4,000-acre property and joining sh
the official resistance until a call to washington gave the queen clearance. the pattern of her stay in the bluegrass for his country held for all of her subsequent holidays visits to farms to seek prospective the stallions, and outings to local racetracks. lunches and dinners with friends from the world. whenever senior advisers told me that he saw an atmosphere of informality and gave the that i never saw in england. no one was calling her man or your majesty. she was laughing and joking and...
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the washington, george washington university law school student could not testify before a panel. she finally found a democratic committee to testify why access to contraception is important. and then rush limbaugh gave further claim to fame when he called her a slut and somebody sent me a button that they thought i would not wear. having been called as let. [applause] let me just say, part of the problem is that even with sandra allowed to testify, it made many of us very happy and proud that she was able to testify. what she is coming up against is this dominance that is out there prevailing that these groups of people who are not or may not be listening to have the authority to decide what happens to us. they define what the parameters are. they define what the meaning of contraception is. that is what rush limbaugh was injecting in this devastation. redefine women's sexuality. redefine what contraception means. and i am going to define it as being a front. our stories, even when we are sitting at the table are always being perceived as the story of outsiders. and so as outside
the washington, george washington university law school student could not testify before a panel. she finally found a democratic committee to testify why access to contraception is important. and then rush limbaugh gave further claim to fame when he called her a slut and somebody sent me a button that they thought i would not wear. having been called as let. [applause] let me just say, part of the problem is that even with sandra allowed to testify, it made many of us very happy and proud that...
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i live in washington sites are know what's going on with women in power. if the conversation i have often and hope that we'll have more of the and i want to end by saying what hope to come out of "the end of men" is not like we should all the men to the moon and never shall we see them again, because i really like my husband and make two sons and my father and my brother et cetera, et cetera. but it's now, i imagine we'll have similar views about this. kind of expanding of our imagination about gender roles and what men can do what women can do. if my son who thinks that the title of my book is like the neatest thing he's ever heard and said that to me all the time, if he grows up in a world in which he can work four days a week or he can take care of his kids or has lots of options with anybody passing on the playground on tuesday at 3:00 thinking what's wrong with that guy, is that guy unemployed, is a something wrong with them? then that would be a better world for him. [applause] >> so obviously much more to talk about then we can cram into half an hou
i live in washington sites are know what's going on with women in power. if the conversation i have often and hope that we'll have more of the and i want to end by saying what hope to come out of "the end of men" is not like we should all the men to the moon and never shall we see them again, because i really like my husband and make two sons and my father and my brother et cetera, et cetera. but it's now, i imagine we'll have similar views about this. kind of expanding of our...
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george will was in the home in northwest washington, a syndicated columnist, a conservative, and he's writing out the column for that week, and he's a crash. he rushes out, and on the residential street are two cars crash into each other and a dead motorist that was expelled from the door. he comes back in, tears up his column, and he writes the column saying we should have mandatory installation of air bags. enough of these pitiless abstractions. all right. now, this is not a list of policy wonkish-type recommendations; although, it has policy recommendations. it trying to say what is long overdue changes and solutions that we need this this country? what kind of support is there out there. how do we get the tools of democracy? how do we get the mobilization all over the country to push them into application? whether they are through congress, whether they are through our own community economies, whether through our own personal self-determination, neighbor-to-neighbor, accumulating across the country. let's say a lot of people think the tax system is nutty, crazy, overly complex, un
george will was in the home in northwest washington, a syndicated columnist, a conservative, and he's writing out the column for that week, and he's a crash. he rushes out, and on the residential street are two cars crash into each other and a dead motorist that was expelled from the door. he comes back in, tears up his column, and he writes the column saying we should have mandatory installation of air bags. enough of these pitiless abstractions. all right. now, this is not a list of policy...
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we started twenty years at martha's table in washington, d.c. we have distributed more and more as the years have gone by. because we started a newer model. especially in recent years we distributed probably ten million or eleven million a year. we support programs across the united states now over 40,000. and our funding comes from a lot of it comes from corporate marketing campaigns that we do as well as individual donors at some foundations. but we also created a revenue-generating model which is the first marketplace. >> now, mrs. robinson. is there a special focus for first book? do you do the precoolers or do you work through classrooms or what? >> it's a great question. first book is actually built a pipeline to sport all programs serving kids in need. all classrooms serving kids in need, and reading is fundamental is a good example. we have over 1900 reading is fundamental programs supported by first book as well as over 40,000 others. so head starts, school classrooms, after school programs, mentoring, kids 0 to 18 are supported by firs
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so, in the absence of american power, washington had to rely on two surrogates. the saudis and the iranians. those same two countries, after world war ii, of which the united states military stuck around to help train. >> host: well, first off, professor, was there any resentment on the part of some of the countries in the middle east where we talk about taking over for the english, to manage their affairs or to monitor our affairs in the middle east? was there resentment in the persian gulf area about that? >> that's a complicated question. i would think for public consumption, in the period 1968 to 1971 when the british were managing their withdrawal, many of the arab emirates publicly pronounced they were happy to see the british leave. and under the guise of the persian gulf for the local powers, they publicly profess they didn't want the united states to replace them. in private, on the other hand, the arab small emirates along the southern coast of the gulf war petrified. for 150 years they had enjoyed a certain degree of british protection, and the small e
so, in the absence of american power, washington had to rely on two surrogates. the saudis and the iranians. those same two countries, after world war ii, of which the united states military stuck around to help train. >> host: well, first off, professor, was there any resentment on the part of some of the countries in the middle east where we talk about taking over for the english, to manage their affairs or to monitor our affairs in the middle east? was there resentment in the persian...
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the terms by which washington assisted the finance and auto industries have been the focus of intense debate but the most contentious example of all is the one on which diana furchtgott-roth, senior fellow and speaker this afternoon focuses in her timely and important new book "regulating to disaster: how green jobs policies are damaging america's economy". in it, she subjects assumptions and policies which led to such ill-fated federal investments as that of the now bankrupt solyndra solar panel manufacturer as well as the a 123 caller battery manufacturer to a withering analysis which we at the institute have come to expect of the oxford trained economist whose chief of staff for the council of economic advisers. sorry. during the administration of president george w. bush. in her book she helps us understand why the failures of such direct investments in private firms are both significant problems in themselves and cautionary tale for those who would have the government rather than private investors allocate capital. the publication of "regulating to disaster" calfs diana's first y
the terms by which washington assisted the finance and auto industries have been the focus of intense debate but the most contentious example of all is the one on which diana furchtgott-roth, senior fellow and speaker this afternoon focuses in her timely and important new book "regulating to disaster: how green jobs policies are damaging america's economy". in it, she subjects assumptions and policies which led to such ill-fated federal investments as that of the now bankrupt solyndra...
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washington d.c. got self-government and was the first non-voting delegates to see that position he then continued as president of the friedman bank. he moved his family here. it has been many issues but we've learned about him but to go as the abolition does but later in life he has been ignored. spending time in washington and i started to look into his later life and there wasn't much written but it is a great opportunity. >> from the 1960's jfk signed but federal douglas historic site open to. with the national park service there is about 40,000 visitors every year. and high on the hill you can see the washington monument to the left and the u.s. capitol dome to the right. it is a majestic view and open seven days a week. >> soapy quote would read the book 1/2 not then there but to revisit. >> laraque reader at the douglas house, . >> the current curator he is a retired now but he was and then university archivists. >> he is the author of frederick douglass. thank you been acquitted soviet union a
washington d.c. got self-government and was the first non-voting delegates to see that position he then continued as president of the friedman bank. he moved his family here. it has been many issues but we've learned about him but to go as the abolition does but later in life he has been ignored. spending time in washington and i started to look into his later life and there wasn't much written but it is a great opportunity. >> from the 1960's jfk signed but federal douglas historic site...
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these tea party guys would stand up and say we did not send you to washington to compromise. so he was caught betwixt and between. >> before we opened up for questions i have to say, who in god's name would want to do this? makes serving in congress sound so unattractive. why would anybody -- we say, well, we have done a great public service. we don't give people a reason to run. you have for a half-hour giving young people every reason to do anything but. >> book, let me give you the counterpoint, the institutional counterweight as a guy who spent a lot of time, his name is john dingell, a democrat from michigan, 85 years old, and he has been serving since 1955. previous to him, his father served in the same congressional district until his father died and his son then ran and took his place. you know, used to be thought of as a liberal. no one thinks of him as a liberal now, led the democrats don't because they marginalize them. did not find him sufficiently liberal. yet he is sort of proof, and they show it to you, that even with the democrats in the minority, even with hi
these tea party guys would stand up and say we did not send you to washington to compromise. so he was caught betwixt and between. >> before we opened up for questions i have to say, who in god's name would want to do this? makes serving in congress sound so unattractive. why would anybody -- we say, well, we have done a great public service. we don't give people a reason to run. you have for a half-hour giving young people every reason to do anything but. >> book, let me give you...
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territory, it was actually washington state. and he had some small unit operations along the columbia river. and he also managed an indian reservation on the pacific coast of oregon as well. so he had some experience there. but he started off small in mississippi and he was given command of the calvary regiment. and then he evidently just shared his ability with training and what little experience you had. he had been in the army a long time by then. >> was a part of the calvary? >> no, he wasn't. the only calvary he commanded was under the army of the potomac and the army of the chairman in virginia. when he was in the west, he was in charge of an infantry division, stones river at missionary ridge. >> in regards to history, do you have another book in mind? >> yes, i am working on a civil war book. it is more focused on the 40 days, grant's campaign against lee. the siege of petersburg. that is my current project. >> was he married with children when he was sent to meet with them? >> no. that was about five years before he was
territory, it was actually washington state. and he had some small unit operations along the columbia river. and he also managed an indian reservation on the pacific coast of oregon as well. so he had some experience there. but he started off small in mississippi and he was given command of the calvary regiment. and then he evidently just shared his ability with training and what little experience you had. he had been in the army a long time by then. >> was a part of the calvary? >>...
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asked how was he found awake to brush this aside much the way george washington brushed aside his own complaint of subordinates in the revolution only key moments he put his foot down and essentially told the brakes to stuff it. that didn't stop from becoming a thorn in the sight of all american commanders in europe for the duration of the war. but ike, omar bradley, george patton on managed workarounds to minimize the negative in fact of the war effort. so when the war in, we are expected to supply wealth and prosperity to all be due to the best of our ability and yet this brings with it this irony that by supplying wells and protection, you are eroding the very disciplines necessary to maintain and perpetuate prosperity for yourself and prosperity and freedom for others. therapeutic challenge of the next 75 years in the topic of volume two. how to provide a canopy of liberty and perpetuate american exceptionalism while allowing just enough of the rain of difficulty and disappointment to remind american and the world that the era in which we have all been blessed with no golden accid
asked how was he found awake to brush this aside much the way george washington brushed aside his own complaint of subordinates in the revolution only key moments he put his foot down and essentially told the brakes to stuff it. that didn't stop from becoming a thorn in the sight of all american commanders in europe for the duration of the war. but ike, omar bradley, george patton on managed workarounds to minimize the negative in fact of the war effort. so when the war in, we are expected to...
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resident george washington thought otherwise and actually nominated justice john jay in that case by separate commission and so that established the pattern that someone gets nominated to be chief justice up through the ranks and beyond that, to have -- how the court operates and what it conceives as jurisdiction. for for instance many high courts around the world can give what we would call advisory opinions to the executive branch of their government or their legislative branch can say you know if we did such and such a thing when it passed muster and they would say yes or no and if the answer is no they would go back and redo it and bring it back again in a kind of works that way. are court very early on established that it was not issued by jury opinions. there had to be an actual case or controversy, and at first dealing between two or more parties before the court would take would take up the case and that was really quite important in terms of how our law developed in a relationship between the judicial review, the ability of the court to examine an act of kindness and strike
resident george washington thought otherwise and actually nominated justice john jay in that case by separate commission and so that established the pattern that someone gets nominated to be chief justice up through the ranks and beyond that, to have -- how the court operates and what it conceives as jurisdiction. for for instance many high courts around the world can give what we would call advisory opinions to the executive branch of their government or their legislative branch can say you...
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she signs book for american for tax reform here in washington. the book is "mugged: racial demagoguery from the seventies to obama." this is about twenty minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> how are you? we'll sign it later? >> okay. okay. >> ready? >> yeah. [inaudible conversations] >> hello. hello. hello. thank you for coming. thank you for writing the book. >> have i met you before -- [inaudible] >> nice to meet you. >> hello. hello. >> nice to meet you. >> gary john soon? no. after wednesday night you have to be -- [inaudible] on that. [inaudible conversations] >> good to see you. aren't you glad i'm not blaming you. i was explaining what i came out -- it's rude to look at the launch in the middle of the interview. it's like a half hour later and you were -- [inaudible conversations] [inaudible] why haven't you -- [inaudible] >> that's great. i'll be in new york for that. hello. i'll see you later. [inaudible conversations] >> have you read it? >> no. you sent it to us. i know. thank you. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible] he changed his
she signs book for american for tax reform here in washington. the book is "mugged: racial demagoguery from the seventies to obama." this is about twenty minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> how are you? we'll sign it later? >> okay. okay. >> ready? >> yeah. [inaudible conversations] >> hello. hello. hello. thank you for coming. thank you for writing the book. >> have i met you before -- [inaudible] >> nice to meet you. >> hello. hello....
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. >> from the 12th annual national book festival on the national mall in washington, d.c., sally bedell smith presents her book, "elizabeth the queen: the life of a modern monarch." it's about 40 minutes. [applause] >> thank you so much, francis, if that generous introduction. i have to tell you that i'm especially honored to be introduced by francis today because our friendship goes back to the mid 1990s when my husband, stephen, was the founding editor of civilization, the wonderful magazine of the library of congress, and francis was his highly capable deputy editor. the magazine, unfortunately, fell victim to the first wave of infatuation with the internetedt and lost its funding, but francis has gone on to be a top editor at "the washington post.n as i've been traveling arounds the country talking about queenn elizabeth ii, the one consistent question that i have heard is what did you learn thati surprised you. at did you learn t surprised you. >> the answer is that there was something unexpected around almost every corner. in my research, i made numerous discoveries about the way
. >> from the 12th annual national book festival on the national mall in washington, d.c., sally bedell smith presents her book, "elizabeth the queen: the life of a modern monarch." it's about 40 minutes. [applause] >> thank you so much, francis, if that generous introduction. i have to tell you that i'm especially honored to be introduced by francis today because our friendship goes back to the mid 1990s when my husband, stephen, was the founding editor of civilization,...
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for about an hour at politics & prose in washington dc. >> evening, i am bradley graham, co-owner of politics & prose with my wife melissa. on behalf of the entire staff, i would like to welcome me you here. before turning to our guest author, i would just like to say a word about an important event coming up this april. it is being called world book night and it is an ambitious attempt to hand out 1 million free books around the united states. you can read about how this amazing effort is being organized, and sign up to get involved yourself at us.worldbooknight.org. the deadline is tonight, but there is still time after this event. now, a word about our guest this evening, paula broadwell. also, vernon loeb. and the new book, "all in: the education of david petraeus." paula was given unusual access to him and brought his story up today. as she writes early in the book, one of his most important mentors, general jack galvin, talk to him about the concept of the big "m", which stood for individual mystique or mythology. the troops need to be able to make their command bigger than the
for about an hour at politics & prose in washington dc. >> evening, i am bradley graham, co-owner of politics & prose with my wife melissa. on behalf of the entire staff, i would like to welcome me you here. before turning to our guest author, i would just like to say a word about an important event coming up this april. it is being called world book night and it is an ambitious attempt to hand out 1 million free books around the united states. you can read about how this amazing...
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in fact, most of the university of washington can we get e-mails saying the animal rights protesters are bad. a careful, don't engage with them. because they have a history of violence. they have a history of intimidating researchers. just to give you an idea of how loony these people are, one of these neighbors visit the sign, says stop bothering us, we support science. he was in support of his neighbor. one of the researchers crosstab science and said we support torture. that is how they view people like me and ken. for not helping people. we're not helping science, we are animal torturers. but the bottom right, lawrence summers, who was fired from harvard essentially, pushed out the door for making the radical claim that men and women might be different. he essentially put forward a very controversial, but biologically plausible idea that there is a genetic basis to intelligence and that maybe men and women are different when it comes to intelligence. yes, it's edgy, yes it's controversial. there's some scientific evidence to support what he said, but sun does not support what he
in fact, most of the university of washington can we get e-mails saying the animal rights protesters are bad. a careful, don't engage with them. because they have a history of violence. they have a history of intimidating researchers. just to give you an idea of how loony these people are, one of these neighbors visit the sign, says stop bothering us, we support science. he was in support of his neighbor. one of the researchers crosstab science and said we support torture. that is how they view...
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they later we administered the oath about this when he arrived back in washington. i like this album because it has in addition to the photographs by press people, it also has some family snapshot the net, some more informal pictures. this is a picture of one of the coolidge signs, john coolidge when he was doing military training at a camp in massachusetts. there is one here of his brother. there we go, calvin has spent the summer harvesting tobacco leaves in massachusetts. this is 1923. calvin would later tragically died in the white house. he got an infection after playing tennis. we didn't have antibiotics that we have today he passed away in the white house. as a tragic event to the coolidge family might expect. some say it's the reason he didn't run for reelection. in 1928 he declared to choose not to run for the presidency and he dropped out of political life at the point. there is a picture here of happier days. the coolidge is as a young family lived in north team then, massachusetts. they rented a house, half of a house, a duplex. coolidge never on his own
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the antecedents are mixed up. >> you go to comparatively george washington but washington of course freed the slaves on his death. >> actually after 10 years of trying. >> you wrote about it in your last book, but no one of course took this issue on while they were president because it would be political suicide and in fact jefferson recognized at the end of his life that would not only be suicide but potential civil war with the missouri compromise which talks about -- and he recognizes that the great war of the country itself would not necessarily be in europe which would lead to fighting between regimes that could well be in this new nation fighting between slavery and independence. and jefferson does give his own reasons for not freeing his slaves. you are quite right, he never intended to free them even if he had not -- but he did argue that to do so would be civil war and the only solution would be a colonization scheme in which all of slaves would move to another region whether it be the caribbean in the west or back to africa and of course you could argue that was just self-justif
the antecedents are mixed up. >> you go to comparatively george washington but washington of course freed the slaves on his death. >> actually after 10 years of trying. >> you wrote about it in your last book, but no one of course took this issue on while they were president because it would be political suicide and in fact jefferson recognized at the end of his life that would not only be suicide but potential civil war with the missouri compromise which talks about -- and he...
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in washington, citizens are rated by torch light to the streets in celebration. standing at an open window under the white house, president lincoln propose three cheers for sheridan. too much earlier, lincoln had despaired -- grant's shocking casualties during the overland campaign, without a decisive victory have strengthened the peace party. but the calculus have changed. sherman captured atlanta, and that sheridan had beaten the rebel army in the shenandoah valley. months after cedar creek, sheridan rejoined grandes main army outside petersburg. on april 1, 1865, sheridan broke the eight-month siege at page brick with his victory at five for the first clear-cut triumph of grant's virginia campaign of 1864 and 1865. grant's army stormed into pete berg the day. the pursuit led by sheridan ended a week later at appomattox courthouse on april 9, palm sunday. they are, sheridan, his cavalry, and two infantry corps bard robert e. lee's path to virginia's mountains. after the confederate surrender, grant said shared into louisiana and texas to force capitulation of t
in washington, citizens are rated by torch light to the streets in celebration. standing at an open window under the white house, president lincoln propose three cheers for sheridan. too much earlier, lincoln had despaired -- grant's shocking casualties during the overland campaign, without a decisive victory have strengthened the peace party. but the calculus have changed. sherman captured atlanta, and that sheridan had beaten the rebel army in the shenandoah valley. months after cedar creek,...
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goes to washington, he's already six feet tall. he strives to the front of the line when they go to the white house to see president kennedy. and then when kennedy finishes his speech, bill clinton votes forward and get his picture taken with, alongside of john f. kennedy. is so proud. he is so proud. and he is already dedicated to the idea that he is going to be the person who is going to bring complete honor to the family. it already, by the age of 17, is planning to be elected attorney general of arkansas, then governor of arkansas, and president of the united states. this is something which everyone who knows him knows about. he talks about it all the time. it is not go to the university of arkansas, he goes to georgetown. and from georgetown he becomes the arkansas candidate for the rhodes scholarship and goes to oxford. he is an incredible success everywhere, but he cannot have a sustained ongoing relationship with a woman. he is attracted to the kind of women his mother directs him to, who are the beauty queens, who are the
goes to washington, he's already six feet tall. he strives to the front of the line when they go to the white house to see president kennedy. and then when kennedy finishes his speech, bill clinton votes forward and get his picture taken with, alongside of john f. kennedy. is so proud. he is so proud. and he is already dedicated to the idea that he is going to be the person who is going to bring complete honor to the family. it already, by the age of 17, is planning to be elected attorney...
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the intercede in our mixed up. >> you draw the comparison with george washington. washington of course free is the slaves. >> ten years of trying. >> the stories are marvelous in which you wrote about in your last book. they took this issue on while they were president because it would be political suicide, and in fact jefferson recognized it wouldn't be a suicide but a potential civil war with of the missouri compromise in which talks about for the first time he recognizes the great war with hundreds of thousands might die within mrs. early in europe which he always believed fighting the republicans and the regime's that could well be in this new nation fighting between slavery and independence and jefferson does get his own reason for not freezing his slaves, and you are quite right, he never intended to as he'd never been in debt. but he did argue that to do so would be civil war and the only solution would be a colonization scheme in which all slaves moved to another region where there had been the caribbean, the west or back to africa. and of course you could
the intercede in our mixed up. >> you draw the comparison with george washington. washington of course free is the slaves. >> ten years of trying. >> the stories are marvelous in which you wrote about in your last book. they took this issue on while they were president because it would be political suicide, and in fact jefferson recognized it wouldn't be a suicide but a potential civil war with of the missouri compromise in which talks about for the first time he recognizes...
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washington, new york chicago has the added advantage of being central. it's a wonderful city. and most people when we indicate that chicago, they think that is actually a pretty god choice. there's other places that we would love to have it. everybody acknowledges that chicago makes a lot of sense. >> when do you see ground being broken on a physical location? >> guest: we are business plans calls for a phase to development. and as you know, many museum start small and grow over time. start in one location and maybe move. and the more likely scenario for us is we will start in the existing location. and for example, it could be at the cultural center in chicago, which is a great venue at the old library across from me lem yum park. an ideal location. it has been an inkey pay -- incubator. one scenario we would be housed for a number of years while we develop the ultimate home for the museum. whether it's a stand alone building which we would love to have or housed with another institution or in another multipurpose complex. >> and mr. o'hagan, if your plan, in your development
washington, new york chicago has the added advantage of being central. it's a wonderful city. and most people when we indicate that chicago, they think that is actually a pretty god choice. there's other places that we would love to have it. everybody acknowledges that chicago makes a lot of sense. >> when do you see ground being broken on a physical location? >> guest: we are business plans calls for a phase to development. and as you know, many museum start small and grow over...
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kyle zimmer is a great friend and volunteering at martha's table here in washington d.c. and realized that he here were heroes, local heroes supporting the kids who needed help the most in an environment that was work for hours and hours a day and they were absolutely without resources, just boxes of kranz. if they were beyond the programs like wic at that time in many many were so what we realized was we can certainly solve one problem. we can build the pipeline to get great resources to them. programs like risks and others are increasingly devoted to what kind of content is on -- is available through these programs and how they do that in the classroom. we consider ourselves soldiers in the same war, taking on that challenge and expanding beyond what we have reached so far so we can get completely across the united states and beyond the fantastic resources. >> jane robinson do you work with the public library's? >> we do. we like to be sure that we get brand-new books that are chosen by the administrators and teachers. that is our primary focus that we but we absolutely
kyle zimmer is a great friend and volunteering at martha's table here in washington d.c. and realized that he here were heroes, local heroes supporting the kids who needed help the most in an environment that was work for hours and hours a day and they were absolutely without resources, just boxes of kranz. if they were beyond the programs like wic at that time in many many were so what we realized was we can certainly solve one problem. we can build the pipeline to get great resources to them....
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one of them is a great time here in washington dc and realizes these are local heroes supporting kids who need the most help in an environment that would work for hours a day, and they were absolutely with resources. many were. what we realized was we can certainly solve one part of this and build a pipeline to get the resources to them. others are increasingly devoted to what kind of content is going on. what is available to these programs, and how to use that in the classroom. we consider ourselves soldiers in the same order taking on a challenge. it is beyond what we have reached so far and get completely across the united states and beyond. with lots of resources. >> the work with the public libraries? >> we do. we like to be sure that we get brand-new books that are chosen by the administrators and teachers. that is our primary focus. but we have absolutely worked with corporate partners to supply libraries with books. as a matter of fact, right now, in response to hurricane sandy and the devastation there, we have a website up and we are working with partners to purchase replace
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it takes place, as dull as it seems, in washington, d.c.. it takes place in cia headquarters, the pentagon, and at the white house. you know, it's funny for me to write a story about a military operation where 90% of the story takes place in washington, d.c., but that's where the story actually unfolded. today, unique, i think, among presidents of the united states, president obama is almost, daily, given a dossier on a target. this is someone in the cross hairs of the cia or the military, and obama or directer petraeus has to make a decision about whether to shoot at that target, whether to take that person out. now, i know that presidents have had to make critically important decisions affecting thousands and hundreds of thousands of lives throughout history of this country, but it seems to me to be a new development for the president of the united states to be deciding on individual targets around the world on a regular basis, and i think that that is probably one of the most unique developments in modern war, and that kind of defines rig
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the terms of washington assisted the auto industries have been intense debate but the most contentious example it is one of that diana our speaker this afternoon focus it is on her timely book "regulating to disaster". she subjects the assumptions and policies that late bled to ill-fated when assessments like solyndra and a123 battery car manufacturer that we have come to expect from this former chief of staff for the council of economic advisers during the administration of president george w. bush. she helps us understand while the failures of private firms have significant problems themselves and cautionary tales to have the government rather than private investors allocate capital. the publication of regulating to disaster caps her first year as a senior fellow in which she has been prolific and influential cited by a writers, reporters and talk show host across the country. to think of her many contributions ranging from her analysis demonstrating even adjusting for the state of the economy those receiving food stamps it is that an all-time high. to another that we'll companies ar
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also, he heard all sorts of negative reports of babbitt's activities in washington. he drunk too much, cozied up to politicians hoping to get a territorial appointment for himself, all sorts of things. after babbitt's return to utah, young summoned him to his office at eight o'clock in the morning. young rarely started the day early. he liked to go to bed late and get up late. i think especially because of that he was in a cantankerous mood for the meeting. babbitt began saying philmore hoped you would not mingle religion with presidential duties worrying young would be a prince of the world and a prophet for the next. babbitt and young then argued over a few things. federal appropriations for the territory, babbitt had brought 20 -- $20,000 to utah for expenditures. unclear whether he intended to hand them to young or not. they bickered about the process of holding elections in the territory. they argued about it recently conducted census. babbitt, rather up wisely, took issue with young's conduct of such matters, and by the end of the meeting, young unloaded his fu
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. >> from the 12th annual national book festival on the national mall in washington, d.c., bob woodward presents his book, "the price of politics." this is about 45 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. thanks.k it's great to be here. i'm going to put myself on the clock so i don't talk too long,h and then we have lots of time for questions. and then we have lots of times the questions. and i want to begin by recounting something that occurred about five or six years ago my wife and i were at an aging conference and how to deal with aging. how many people are interested in the subject of aging? raise your hand. okay, you all are. i tell you. at age 69, i am deeply interested in the subject of aging. and they have psychiatrists and physicians and so forth on this panel. james watson, who was the codiscoverer of dna, the nobel prize winner was also on the panel. we had the discussion and it went on for an hour, and watson said nothing. that is the end of zero comments. now, you know the power of silence was just overwhelming, and so finally, the moderator, charlie rose asked him, doctor watso
. >> from the 12th annual national book festival on the national mall in washington, d.c., bob woodward presents his book, "the price of politics." this is about 45 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. thanks.k it's great to be here. i'm going to put myself on the clock so i don't talk too long,h and then we have lots of time for questions. and then we have lots of times the questions. and i want to begin by recounting something that occurred about five or six years ago my...
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a group in washington d.c. during the crack wars in columbia heights before cutting matchers station on a target. that journey from very political but our family and the legacy of my ancestors through harvard, that is the back of the boat. then there's lessons i learned along the way, how to beat a black friend. how to speak for all black people, which we are often to represent. everybody was sort of kind of baby look like. how to be the next but president bush's applicable during the season. contains those of interviews with experts identified primarily people who think like their entire lives as well who really know what they're talking about. >> when you graduate from college and your mother said we did it come and set an example of being black? >> that was an example of being both proud and probably generous. when she said that, she was talking both about her efforts as a tiny family, me, her older sister and also the people before us in this stage that was set to allow someone who is the offended the great
a group in washington d.c. during the crack wars in columbia heights before cutting matchers station on a target. that journey from very political but our family and the legacy of my ancestors through harvard, that is the back of the boat. then there's lessons i learned along the way, how to beat a black friend. how to speak for all black people, which we are often to represent. everybody was sort of kind of baby look like. how to be the next but president bush's applicable during the season....
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. >> washington's story is a great story. where you wrote about it in the last book. >> right. >> but no one -- while they were president because it would be political suicide and in fact jefferson recognized that it would not only be suicide but potential civil war. the letter with the missouri comprise that talks about -- [inaudible] and for the first time recognizes that the great war of hundreds and thousandses might die would not necessarily be in europe which he believed fighting between republican regimes. could well be in the new nation. fighting between slavery and independence. and jefferson does give his on reasons for not free, his slaves. you're quite right, he never intended to free them even. if he had been in debt but he did argue that to do so would be civil war and that the only solution would be a [inaudible] which slaves move to the region which could be the caribbean west or back to africa. you could argue it was self-justification. >> right. >> but also a reason worth consideringen i came at this differe
. >> washington's story is a great story. where you wrote about it in the last book. >> right. >> but no one -- while they were president because it would be political suicide and in fact jefferson recognized that it would not only be suicide but potential civil war. the letter with the missouri comprise that talks about -- [inaudible] and for the first time recognizes that the great war of hundreds and thousandses might die would not necessarily be in europe which he believed...
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what would theodore roosevelt or george washington do -- i don't know. times are so different. one of the things he learned studying presidential history ig that greatness is not by any means intrinsic and individuals. not intrconfluence of individuals and context. so the president that will lead us out of the mess that we are in today, he is probably thes president would not have been at all equipped to deal with the civil war reconstruction. so that mwaight be an unsatisfactory answer, but that's the best i've got. [applause] >> thank you, bill brand. >> this event took place at the 17th annual texas book festival in austin, texas. for more information about the festival, visit texas book festival.org. >> we continue our look at the literary culture of montpelier, vermont. we hear from howard coffin about his book, which details several civil war accounts detailed in his new book. >> hello, i am howard coffin, i'm a seventh generation vermonter, and i had a least six ancestors who fought for the vermont regiment in the civil war. i have written three books on vermont and the
what would theodore roosevelt or george washington do -- i don't know. times are so different. one of the things he learned studying presidential history ig that greatness is not by any means intrinsic and individuals. not intrconfluence of individuals and context. so the president that will lead us out of the mess that we are in today, he is probably thes president would not have been at all equipped to deal with the civil war reconstruction. so that mwaight be an unsatisfactory answer, but...
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in the state of washington would basically be the end of civilization as we know it. and i believe we're still described as intrinsically disordered. the southern baptists are not exactly applauding for cedar. i had a really interesting experience. recently i was invited to a huge megachurch in san diego and they were doing a whole weekend on marriage and the pastor, the head pastor, basically led the effort on proposition 8 in california. and to his credit, as the last event of this weekend, not marriage which they would not allow me to attend any of the rest of, i was a part of the panel, john corvina and i on one side and a couple of really conservative people on the other side. so i decided that i wanted to worship with them on that sunday morning. i wanted to worship some way. this will perhaps give me some insight into them and their theology and so on. it was a shocking experience. i arrived at their brand new $28 million facility. i walked in and there was a cafe on the right that makes starbucks would look like a sidewalk lemonade stand adjusted to one of the
in the state of washington would basically be the end of civilization as we know it. and i believe we're still described as intrinsically disordered. the southern baptists are not exactly applauding for cedar. i had a really interesting experience. recently i was invited to a huge megachurch in san diego and they were doing a whole weekend on marriage and the pastor, the head pastor, basically led the effort on proposition 8 in california. and to his credit, as the last event of this weekend,...
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they were at war with the washington establishment. washington reportedly tested both of them. bill clinton frequently lied to the press. they didn't like him at all and she didn't like the press at all which is why she did the thing with the white house press corps and travelgate and stuff. her position at that point was it she gave up anything she might give up everything. she held on to things to get into this -- polarized kind of attitude which was clearly a vast right wing conspiracy argument. she lost what she had in college and in law school which was this sense that her role was never to alienate someone but always stay in touch. that was the function of how fearful she was that she would lose grasp of power that she succeeded in gaining and therefore had to fight it all away to have it her own way. >> what is your comment on the relationship between president clinton and president obama and how the role works? >> none of us knows full be what the relationship is accept bill clinton made a very conscious decision that it was to his self-interest and the interest of the
they were at war with the washington establishment. washington reportedly tested both of them. bill clinton frequently lied to the press. they didn't like him at all and she didn't like the press at all which is why she did the thing with the white house press corps and travelgate and stuff. her position at that point was it she gave up anything she might give up everything. she held on to things to get into this -- polarized kind of attitude which was clearly a vast right wing conspiracy...
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is pretty important for every person who lives in the washington area. >> can you give us a couple of examples. >> well,. if you live on the potomac river have to pick the sites of the nation's capital. at the disposal of the most significant building that's actually on the atomic. >> in your research and guessing he's been some time on their -- the river. >> yes. visit them domestic and the hikes, crying -- trying to combine history with recreation and public accessibility. all sides that people can actually go to and take a hike while they're there or jump in a canoe or kayak unworn and have a good time on the river. it's an enormous recreation opportunity .. >> this is just under half an hour. >> host: and you're watching book tv on c-span2, and we're on location at george mason university. every fall they have a book it's value called fall for the book, and one of the authors who's speaking at the book festival is brooke stoddard. and here is his book, "world in the balance: the perilous months of june-october 1940." brooke stoddard, world war ii, it started about six months prior
is pretty important for every person who lives in the washington area. >> can you give us a couple of examples. >> well,. if you live on the potomac river have to pick the sites of the nation's capital. at the disposal of the most significant building that's actually on the atomic. >> in your research and guessing he's been some time on their -- the river. >> yes. visit them domestic and the hikes, crying -- trying to combine history with recreation and public...
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one of which in washington is almost been totally discredited because they really haven't
one of which in washington is almost been totally discredited because they really haven't
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[laughter] it was more the he didn't want washington controlling. that there was that individualism, but individualism as a community and to -- and so he wanted the control to be through him and then, you know, down through, you know, the control. and i think you're right. it was more an tip think toward secular government particularly from washington than really big government. >> doctor maxwell you'll have to speak lout -- loudly there's not a mic down here. they're bringing it. wait just a moment. [laughter] [inaudible] >> my question has do with the publicity that was given to brigham young's death. in the days and weeks that follow his dpet, newspapers across the country were severely negative about his legacy. and i'm interested to know what considerations went through your mind in deciding to leave some of those rather severe criticism about of your analysis? >> really only space. i read them many were amusing, but 400 pages is already a fairly long book. i didn't want it to be 600 pages. and i know i included some -- i'm pretty sure i includ
[laughter] it was more the he didn't want washington controlling. that there was that individualism, but individualism as a community and to -- and so he wanted the control to be through him and then, you know, down through, you know, the control. and i think you're right. it was more an tip think toward secular government particularly from washington than really big government. >> doctor maxwell you'll have to speak lout -- loudly there's not a mic down here. they're bringing it. wait...
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that didn't matter because he was a smart fellow with great contacts in washington. so johnson if the study about whether to give up the charter and the answer came back as no way. for the shareholders, the government backing was just too valuable. it meant that fannie mae could borrow money cheaply and make huge profits and pay huge salaries to the few. while supporting the dial of a nice house for everybody. fan my made a cancel with the -- deal with the devil. it was going to keep the primplegs it was going to do what it had to do to defend in them congress. as fan fannie became more political who would be better at running it than johnson. in 1990, maxwell retired. and he took home a retirement package that equaled more than $20 million. well, even charles schumer normally a big fan was taken aback. he commented, i think maxwell did a good job. that's an obscenity. underjohnson, fan my perfected the lobbying. it went around the country financing housing projects and the district of any congress who might prove useful. the congressman loved posing for pictures in
that didn't matter because he was a smart fellow with great contacts in washington. so johnson if the study about whether to give up the charter and the answer came back as no way. for the shareholders, the government backing was just too valuable. it meant that fannie mae could borrow money cheaply and make huge profits and pay huge salaries to the few. while supporting the dial of a nice house for everybody. fan my made a cancel with the -- deal with the devil. it was going to keep the...
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while russell was speaking in washington. russell said you couldn't have scripted it even better so, all right, there was the idea of scripting out what we're going to do. trying to change the party, good question. how is it now the republican party in the throes of an incredible contest with president obama, who deported more than president bush, 1.1 million people, a crack down on the border, the tragedy of the separations of power, how is the republican party doesn't see that 15 of the swing states are really hinging on latino votes, that in the states, there's a three to four difference in terms of who is going to win, and the latino vote increases 6% to 8%. what did the party do? they adopted the exact same extremist immigration platform of arizona, the attrition through enforcement, that, in fact, the state secretary of -- secretary of state of kansas is former adviser to romney, the man who co-authored the bill. that's an incredible question. it is, like, how did this extremist fringe of the republican party take over
while russell was speaking in washington. russell said you couldn't have scripted it even better so, all right, there was the idea of scripting out what we're going to do. trying to change the party, good question. how is it now the republican party in the throes of an incredible contest with president obama, who deported more than president bush, 1.1 million people, a crack down on the border, the tragedy of the separations of power, how is the republican party doesn't see that 15 of the swing...